ITX MythTV WiFi DVR
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SPECS: MUST HAVE
- HDMI video out. TV does not have VGA input
- Composite video input. Must accept a/v from satellite receiver.
- WiFi networking
- Linux supported hardware
- hardware decoder / graphics processing
CPU
Atom versus Celeron
Intel Atom vs Intel Celeron: similar performance. Atom is newer and uses less power. Conclusion: Atom over Celeron.
Composite Video Capture
MythTV pvrusb2 driver with an external usb capture device.
This guy had trouble getting capture from composite to work
Use synaptic (Package Manager) to install ivtv-utils, (in some distro's its just ivtv and described as Tools) If you don't have VLC media player installed use synaptic to install that too. In a terminal type (might be a good idea to copy and paste this command)
v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 -i 2
and press the enter key (note 2 is Composite, 1 is S-video, 0 is TV-tuner). You will get a reply saying input is now composite.
Sample Systems for Consideration (under $500)
remember: If it has USB then a wifi adapter can always be added.
Jetway Intel Atom D525 Dual Gigabit LAN Quiet MIni PC w/2GB, T3410, NC9MGL-525
- $221.00
- Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz (cores: x2)
- HDMI
- not fanless
Intel Atom D2550 Mini-ITX PC Kit w/ NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Graphics, ZOTAC D2550ITXS-A-E, M350
- $320.00
- AtomTM D2550 1.86GHz (cores: x2)
- WiFi
- HDMI
- not fanless
Intel Barebone System Embedded Kit/ Jetway NC9KDL-2550 Dual LAN Intel Atom D2550 1.86GHz Mini-ITX Motherboard, 2GB DDR3 SODIMM Memory, M350 Enclosure, PicoPSU-80 80W DC-DC power supply
- $251.00
- Atom D2550 1.86GHz (cores: ?)
- HDMI
- quiet fanless
Intel Atom D2550 Dual LAN & Dual COM Mini-ITX Networking PC, NF9B-2550, 2GB, M350
- $291.00
- Atom D2550 (cores: ?)
- HDMI
- quiet fanless
Giada mini Desktop (1.86 GHz Intel Atom Processor D2550, 2GB DDR3, 320G HDD, Windows 7)
- $295
- 1.86 GHz Atom D2550 (cores: ?)
- HDMI
- WiFi
- included 320 GB HD
Giada F102D Intel Atom Dual Core Fanless Mini PC System
- $330.00
- Atom (Cedarview) Processor N2600 1.60GHz (cores: x2)
- HDMI
- WiFi
- included 500 GB HD
H87H3-TI Intel Quad Core i5-4570S Thin Mini-ITX PC w/ 4GB, USB 3.0 & WiFi
- $499.00
- Intel i5-4570S 3.6GHz (cores: x4)
- HDMI IN and HDMI OUT
- WiFi
Gigabyte GB-BXi5-4200 Core i5 BRIX Complete PC System with 4GB Memory, 60GB mSATA SSD, WiFi
- $470.00
- Intel Core i5-4200U 2.60GHz (cores: x2)
- HDMI
- WiFi
- ! 60GB mSATA SSD (no hard drive) solid state only
ECS H87H3-TI Intel Quad Core i5-4570S Mini-ITX PC /4GB, USB 3.0, WiFi, Morex 557
- $499
- Intel i5-4570S 3.6GHz (cores: x4)
- HDMI IN and HDMI OUT
Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit BOXD34010WYK1 Media Center PC
- $262.00
- Intel Core i3-4010U (cores: ?)
- Infrared sensor on the front panel
- HDMI
Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit with Dual HDMI, Gigabit LAN, Core i3-3217U DC3217IYE
- $285
- HDMI
ASRock Q1900-ITX Intel Celeron J1900 Quad Core Fanless PC w/ 2GB, M350, S/PDIF Product ID: EKARQ1900M350
- kit itself (includes 2GB of memory by default) is $219.95.
- Ubuntu 14.04+ platform required
- HDMI, DVI-D, and VGA
- Intel Celeron J1900 Quad Core
- Intel HD Graphics; Supports Dual Display
